Pittsburgh Pirates: Joel Hanrahan, Andrew McCutchen Headed to 2012 MLB All-Star Game

As just announced on the TBS All-Star selection show, Joel Hanrahan and Andrew McCutchen will represent the Pittsburgh Pirates in the  2012 MLB All-Star Game on July 10 in Kansas City.

Left off the team by National League manager Tony LaRussa were pitchers A.J. Burnett and James McDonald, who are both deserving to be on the National League roster.

Both Hanrahan and McCutchen will be making their second career and second consecutive  All-Star appearences. Cutch won’t be starting the game but could fill in for the injured Matt Kemp in the NL starting lineup. However with LaRussa managing the team, I wouldn’t count on that.

The National League starters look like this:

C- Buster Posey, San Francisco Giants

1B- Joey Votto, Cincinnati Reds

2B: Dan Uggla, Atlanta Braves

3B- Pablo Sandoval, San Francisco Giants

SS- Rafael Furcal, St. Louis Cardinals

OF- Matt Kemp, Los Angeles Dodgers

OF- Carlos Beltran, St. Louis Cardinals

OF- Melky Cabrera, San Francisco Giants

Both Burnett and McDonald should be on this team and still could depending how the week plays out, but their initial snubs seem a bit ridiculous.

Neither Burnett or McDonald made the final five vote as well.